diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/simple-card.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/simple-card.txt
index b30c222f9cd3..881914b139ca 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/simple-card.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/simple-card.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ Optional CPU/CODEC subnodes properties:
 					  clock node (= common clock), or "system-clock-frequency"
 					  (if system doens't support common clock)
 
+Note:
+ * For 'format', 'frame-master', 'bitclock-master', 'bitclock-inversion' and
+   'frame-inversion', the simple card will use the settings of CODEC for both
+   CPU and CODEC sides as we need to keep the settings identical for both ends
+   of the link.
+
 Example:
 
 sound {
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
index ca7e63ef858a..2ee8ed56bcf1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ static int asoc_simple_card_parse_of(struct device_node *node,
 				     struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link = priv->snd_card.dai_link;
+	struct asoc_simple_dai *codec_dai = &priv->codec_dai;
+	struct asoc_simple_dai *cpu_dai = &priv->cpu_dai;
 	struct device_node *np;
 	char *name;
 	unsigned int daifmt;
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ static int asoc_simple_card_parse_of(struct device_node *node,
 	np = of_get_child_by_name(node, "simple-audio-card,cpu");
 	if (np) {
 		ret = asoc_simple_card_sub_parse_of(np, daifmt,
-						  &priv->cpu_dai,
+						  cpu_dai,
 						  &dai_link->cpu_of_node,
 						  &dai_link->cpu_dai_name);
 		of_node_put(np);
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@ static int asoc_simple_card_parse_of(struct device_node *node,
 	np = of_get_child_by_name(node, "simple-audio-card,codec");
 	if (np) {
 		ret = asoc_simple_card_sub_parse_of(np, daifmt,
-						  &priv->codec_dai,
+						  codec_dai,
 						  &dai_link->codec_of_node,
 						  &dai_link->codec_dai_name);
 		of_node_put(np);
@@ -205,6 +207,12 @@ static int asoc_simple_card_parse_of(struct device_node *node,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * overwrite cpu_dai->fmt as its DAIFMT_MASTER bit is based on CODEC
+	 * while the other bits should be identical unless buggy SW/HW design.
+	 */
+	cpu_dai->fmt = codec_dai->fmt;
+
 	if (!dai_link->cpu_dai_name || !dai_link->codec_dai_name)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -226,12 +234,12 @@ static int asoc_simple_card_parse_of(struct device_node *node,
 	dev_dbg(dev, "platform : %04x\n", daifmt);
 	dev_dbg(dev, "cpu : %s / %04x / %d\n",
 		dai_link->cpu_dai_name,
-		priv->cpu_dai.fmt,
-		priv->cpu_dai.sysclk);
+		cpu_dai->fmt,
+		cpu_dai->sysclk);
 	dev_dbg(dev, "codec : %s / %04x / %d\n",
 		dai_link->codec_dai_name,
-		priv->codec_dai.fmt,
-		priv->codec_dai.sysclk);
+		codec_dai->fmt,
+		codec_dai->sysclk);
 
 	/*
 	 * soc_bind_dai_link() will check cpu name